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Generally, spouses of Hong Kong permanent residents do not have the right of abode in Hong Kong unless they fall within\u00a0Schedule 1<\/a>\u00a0of the\u00a0Immigration Ordinance<\/a>\u00a0,\u00a0Cap. 115<\/a>\u00a0.<\/p>\n For spouses from overseas (other than Mainland China), if they wish to enter Hong Kong to reside, they need to apply for a dependant visa. They must show that they are dependants of their spouses who are either Hong Kong permanent resident or a resident who is not subject to a limit of stay (i.e. a resident with the right to land or on unconditional stay).<\/p>\n The following conditions must be satisfied for a successful dependant visa application:<\/p>\n For more details on the application for a dependant visa, please visit the\u00a0website of the Immigration Department<\/a>\u00a0.<\/p>\n Upon successful application for a dependant visa, the spouse from overseas is not prohibited from taking up employment in the HKSAR.<\/p>\n For details about applying for a marriage registration in Mainland China, you may refer to the\u00a0website of the Beijing Office of the HKSAR Government<\/a>\u00a0.<\/p>\n According to\u00a0Article 22<\/a>\u00a0of the\u00a0Basic Law<\/a>\u00a0, for entry into the HKSAR, people from Mainland China (including a Mainland spouse) must apply for approval. A Mainland resident who wishes to settle in Hong Kong must apply for an Exit-entry Permit for Travelling to and from Hong Kong and Macao (also known as a “One-way Permit”) from the office of the Exit-entry Administration of the Public Security Bureau where his\/her household registration is kept in China. The process and issue of One-way Permits are administered by the Public Security Bureau in accordance with Mainland Chinese laws, policies and regulations.<\/p>\n Therefore, if a Mainland spouse\u00a0 wishes to come to Hong Kong for family reunion, he\/she needs to apply for a \u201cOne-way Permit\u201d from the public security authority in the place of his\/her household registration in China. The mainland spouse may also apply to bring along his\/her minor children (i.e. under 18 years of age) from the Mainland to Hong Kong.<\/p>\n For more details, please refer to the\u00a0website of the Immigration Department<\/a>\u00a0.<\/p>\n For foreigners or mainland residents who are:<\/p>\n their spouses and unmarried child (children) under the age of 18 may apply to join him\/her for residence in Hong Kong.<\/p>\n The following conditions must be satisfied for a successful dependant visa application:<\/p>\n For sponsors who have been admitted for employment (as professionals, for investment to establish\/join in business or for training); and entrants under the Capital Investment Entrant Scheme or the Quality Migrant Admission Scheme, their spouses or children may take up employment in the HKSAR upon successful application for a dependant visa.<\/p>\n However, dependants of sponsors who have been admitted to study are not permitted to take up employment unless they have obtained prior permission from the Director of Immigration.<\/p>\n For more details, please visit the website of the Immigration Department:<\/p>\n Foreigners working\/studying in Hong Kong<\/a><\/p>\n Mainland residents working\/studying in Hong Kong<\/a><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”3.22″][et_pb_row _builder_version=”3.25″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text admin_label=”An overview” module_class=”posttitle” _builder_version=”4.9.7″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” hover_enabled=”0″ sticky_enabled=”0″] V. Marrying non-HK residents [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.9.7″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” hover_enabled=”0″ sticky_enabled=”0″] Generally, spouses of Hong Kong permanent residents do not have the right of abode in Hong Kong unless they fall within\u00a0Schedule 1\u00a0of the\u00a0Immigration Ordinance\u00a0,\u00a0Cap. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":" Adoption is a legal process by which parental rights and responsibilities over a child are transferred from the birth parents to the adoptive parents. An adoption in Hong Kong must be effected in accordance with the Adoption Ordinance , Cap. 290<\/a> , Laws of Hong Kong. The guiding principle in the adoption process is the \u201cbest interests of the child\u201d ( section 8<\/a> of the Adoption Ordinance<\/a> ).<\/p> Local adoption service in Hong Kong is provided by the Adoption Unit of the Social Welfare Department and three non-governmental organizations, as Accredited Bodies:<\/p> The statutory requirements concerning the accreditation system in respect of local adoption in the HKSAR are set out in sections 26<\/a> , 26A<\/a> and 26B<\/a> of the Adoption Ordinance<\/a> .<\/p>","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[43,27,29],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-936","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-marriage-and-co-habitant-issues","category-matrimonial-matters","category-topics"],"yoast_head":"\nA. Hong Kong residents with spouses from overseas (other than Mainland China)<\/h2>\n
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B. Hong Kong residents with spouses from Mainland China<\/h2>\n
C. Foreigners or mainland residents working\/studying in Hong Kong with spouses from overseas (including Mainland China)<\/h2>\n
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